Negative sentiment towards ADUS reflected in surge in short interest

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Addus HomeCare Corporation shares valued at $25,762 were sold by Stevenson Roberton James on Jun 16 ’25. At $112.99 per share, Stevenson Roberton James sold 228 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,584 shares worth approximately $1.45 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, TUCKER DAVID W. sold 2,403 shares, netting a total of over 277,378 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $115.43 each, the insider now holds 8,735 shares.

Before that, DAVID TUCKER had added 2,403 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $277,385, the Officer bought Addus HomeCare Corporation shares for $115.43 each.

As published in their initiating research note from JMP Securities on December 16, 2024, Addus HomeCare Corporation [ADUS] has been a Mkt outperform and the price target has been revised to $150. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of June 28, 2024, Macquarie has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for ADUS. Earlier on April 23, 2024, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for ADUS stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.

Analyzing ADUS Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Addus HomeCare Corporation [NASDAQ: ADUS] rose 0.99% to $115.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $113.58, but it reached a high of $116.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.19%. Over the course of the year, Addus HomeCare Corporation shares have dropped approximately -8.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $136.72 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $88.96 on 03/21/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 113.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 111.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 116.77. The next price resistance is at 118.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Addus HomeCare Corporation subject to short interest?

Stocks of Addus HomeCare Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 33327.0 shares to 0.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.8 million shares. A jump of 3.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.46 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.46.

Which companies own the most shares of Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)?

In terms of Addus HomeCare Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 145 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.16% from the previous closing price of $114.03. Analysts anticipate Addus HomeCare Corporation stock to reach 150 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 83. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Addus HomeCare Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 06, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $88.

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